Characterization and Properties of Mg–TiO2 Composites Produced via Ball Milling and Powder Metallurgy
B. Stalin1, V. S. Vidhya2, M. Ravichandran3, A. Naresh Kumar1, G. T. Sudha4
1Anna University, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Regional Campus Madurai, Madurai-625019, Tamil Nadu, India
2Ananda College, Department of Chemistry, Devakottai-630303, Tamil Nadu, India
3K. Ramakrishnan College of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Trichy-621112, Tamil Nadu, India
4Government Polytechnic College, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Peelamedu, Coimbatore-641014, Tamil Nadu, India
Received: 13.02.2019; final version - 12.02.2020. Download: PDF
The new magnesium matrix composites reinforced with different weight fractions (0, 4, 8, 12) of TiO2 particles are fabricated by powder metallurgy. The ball milled powders are compacted and sintered for further mechanical and characterization studies. With the increasing weight percentage of TiO2 particles, the particles gradually show more homogeneous distribution in the matrix. Compared with the matrix, the compressive strength of the composites is improved. With the increasing TiO2 contents from 0 to 12% wt., the ultimate compressive strength increases from 82 to 158 MPa, respectively, while the corresponding strain decreases. The improvement of the ultimate compressive strength and hardness of the Mg–TiO2 composites is due to the homogeneous microstructure of TiO2 in Mg matrix. Energy dispersive X-ray spectroscopy and scanning electron microscopy are used to study the morphology and distribution of reinforcements in the matrix material. An identical distribution of TiO2 particles is obtained throughout the matrix in the Mg–TiO2 composites.
Key words: magnesium based composites, microstructure, mechanical properties, powder metallurgy.
URL: http://mfint.imp.kiev.ua/en/abstract/v42/i04/0497.html
DOI: https://doi.org/10.15407/mfint.42.04.0497
PACS: 61.66.Dk, 62.20.-x, 68.37.Hk, 81.05.Je, 81.05.Ni, 81.20.Ev, 81.70.Jb
Citation: B. Stalin, V. S. Vidhya, M. Ravichandran, A. Naresh Kumar, and G. T. Sudha, Characterization and Properties of Mg–TiO2 Composites Produced via Ball Milling and Powder Metallurgy, Metallofiz. Noveishie Tekhnol., 42, No. 4: 497—509 (2020)